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Why Israel’s Universities Stood Up for Democracy
March 31, 2023
University of Haifa president Ron Robin explains why the country’s research universities went on strike to protest legislation that would overhaul the judiciary.
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Creating a More Gender-Inclusive Campus
March 31, 2023
Reflecting on the existential challenge of being transgender, Jamie MaKinster offers suggestions for inclusive campus policies and practices around gendered language.
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Adaptive Technology in Gateway Courses: Improving Equitable Outcomes
March 30, 2023
Allowing students to learn at their own pace via adaptive technology can lead to greater completion of gateway courses and higher grades within courses—when integration and implementation efforts are designed with equity in mind, write Karen A. Stout of Achieving the Dream and Jean-Claude Brizard of Digital Promise.

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Grants for Doctoral Students Remain Available
September 23, 2022
Some programs may be ending, but Mellon and ACLS still support dissertation work and early-career scholars.
Flawed Survey on the 'Liberal Arts'
September 20, 2022
Studies that don't clearly define key terms reinforce misunderstanding rather than guiding students and families.
'Stop With the Academic Clickbaiting' on the Humanities
September 13, 2022
Don't dismiss the efforts of fellow academics—and especially the hard work of junior professors—to keep the humanities vital.
Misrepresenting Seattle Pacific's Reasons for Suing Its State
August 16, 2022
University officials believed it needed to protect its First Amendment right to hire based on sincerely held religious beliefs and maintain a voluntary academic community based on a shared framework of faith.
How Young People Have Changed
August 4, 2022
Growing up was always hard to do. It’s getting harder, and universities are doing little to help.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean
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March 31, 2023
Presidential indictment as a teachable moment: community college bachelor degrees; reader responses on encouraging critical thinking.
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March 30, 2023
From Ph.D. in philosophy to ed tech.
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How to Ease the Path to Adulthood
March 30, 2023
Uncertainty, confusion and psychological stress have always accompanied the tempest-tossed process of maturation. Here’s how to make that problematic journey smoother.

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Making Lemonade From Lemons in Supporting Underrepresented Premed Students
March 21, 2023
Changes to a clinical research course made due to COVID shutdowns became permanent when the benefits of the new approach became clear.
Abandoning the College Minor for Certification
March 21, 2023
Colleges could consider replacing or complementing the college minor with industry certification programs, Matthew J. Mayhew, Emily Creamer and Susannah Townsend write.
Florida’s Universities Can’t Have It Both Ways
March 20, 2023
Courts, policy makers and research funders should demand truth in advertising when it comes to institutional commitments to academic freedom, Neal H. Hutchens and Frank Fernandez write.
Admissions Staff Accountability and Travel
March 20, 2023
Don’t throw the student recruitment baby out with the COVID bathwater, write Robert Massa and Bill Conley.
The Internet Archive Is a Library
March 17, 2023
A lawsuit against the Internet Archive threatens the most significant specialized library to emerge in decades, say a group of current and former university librarians.

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